Post by Tory on Sept 19, 2009 12:34:22 GMT -6
1940 Ford US ARMY Ambulance Show Rod
Converted from a surplus US Army ambulance, this meat wagon will get an injured soldier to a Medical Field Unit before he even has a chance to say “ouch”! Fitted with a blown Boss 429 Ford engine and Quick Change rear, 3 inch side pipes and Good Year Eagle Dirt Track Specials, this military injured mover is in a league of its own. Stopping power is enhanced with duel parachutes “borrowed” from the US Army 82nd Airborne.
This model began life as an AMT 1940 Ford Sedan Delivery kit purchased for $5.00. It was missing many parts including all the plated pieces, so a replacement engine and rear axel came from my spare parts box. The front suspension is from a Monogram '57 Chevy kit. The wheels and tires were taken from a Monogram Sprint Car kit, and the side pipes are scratch built from plastic rod. The Red Cross decals were created on my computer and printed on white decal stock from Micro Mark. All other markings are from my spare decal collection. All molded in chrome trim was removed for a more “utility” look. Polly Scale military paints were used and windows were cut from Evergreen .015” clear styrene as the kit clear parts were also missing. The parachutes are actually from the 2 T'rantulas I built with the drag chutes open!
I tried to give it a Tom Daniel look, maybe a project for Monogram that never made it past the concept stage. Hope you like it.
Tory
Converted from a surplus US Army ambulance, this meat wagon will get an injured soldier to a Medical Field Unit before he even has a chance to say “ouch”! Fitted with a blown Boss 429 Ford engine and Quick Change rear, 3 inch side pipes and Good Year Eagle Dirt Track Specials, this military injured mover is in a league of its own. Stopping power is enhanced with duel parachutes “borrowed” from the US Army 82nd Airborne.
This model began life as an AMT 1940 Ford Sedan Delivery kit purchased for $5.00. It was missing many parts including all the plated pieces, so a replacement engine and rear axel came from my spare parts box. The front suspension is from a Monogram '57 Chevy kit. The wheels and tires were taken from a Monogram Sprint Car kit, and the side pipes are scratch built from plastic rod. The Red Cross decals were created on my computer and printed on white decal stock from Micro Mark. All other markings are from my spare decal collection. All molded in chrome trim was removed for a more “utility” look. Polly Scale military paints were used and windows were cut from Evergreen .015” clear styrene as the kit clear parts were also missing. The parachutes are actually from the 2 T'rantulas I built with the drag chutes open!
I tried to give it a Tom Daniel look, maybe a project for Monogram that never made it past the concept stage. Hope you like it.
Tory
, what I really liked was the Tom Danielesque description you had a the start of the post 
By the way, what's the body color?
